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If you read the tips about Rena's childhood, she talks about how she regretted not doing anything about her mother's lover. She probably wanted to make sure that she did everything she could to solve the situation this time.

Rena knows that Teppei was plotting together with Rina to squeeze all the money out of her dad. Rena also saw him beating up her dad. I'd say that was enough to tip her over the edge.

Holy crap! I must have watched that episode like 5 times and I actually didn't even realize until now that it was actually Rena's father that Teppei was beating up on. I thought he was just some random schmuck but since it was actually her father, I think it's obviously even more justified that she killed the bastard. My opinion of Rena and this episode has gone up even further now .

Skipping around in Tsumihoroboshi-hen again, I realized the anime staff decided to omit all the small hints that were littered throughout this chapter that forshadowed the "reality" (for example, during the scene at the dump, Keiichi somehow "remembered" a tragic world where he killed two of his best friends because he didn't have trust for anyone, that's why he didn't want Rena to end up like him inside that "failed world").

Is this by any chance related to the comment in episode 1 Keichi made about how Rena is "Checking up on the body she killed there?"

I mean, obviously he was just joking around. But it seems kind of O_o after seeing this here.

You know, I've always thought that the opportunity for Rena to kill Rina was all too convenient. I mean it'd be wrong to go out of her way to knock off Rina, but if Rena was gonna use self defense as an excuse... I've always wondered how delusional Rena was at this point.

Spoiler for thoughts about this and Onikakushi-hen:

I was thinking about this because my initial reaction was YEA!!!! Kill that bitch! But after thinking of what happened to Keiichi in Onikakushi, it probably wasn't that clear cut.

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I was thinking about this because my initial reaction was YEA!!!! Kill that bitch! But after thinking of what happened to Keiichi in Onikakushi, it probably wasn't that clear cut.

Spoiler for spoiler response:

Unless Teppei and frends are absolute pond scum...

Offense and defense remains a central theme to all the events in Higurashi. Consider Shion, who knocked out Mion in Meakashi-hen after becoming convinced that Mion was going to kill her. Consider Rena's episode at the school in Ibaraki, and how none of her former friends pressed charges or would even speak of the incident.

The major difference between these situations and that of Rina is that everything told to Rena by Kasai is true. Although we never hear Rina's side of the story, Rina and Teppei really are as disgusting as they sound.

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So in Chapter 3, when we see that body show up, I'm thinking that's the result if Rena had banded together with her friends, To take care of Ritsko,only Satoshi was there instead of Keichii I think this may also have happened in the first chapter as well

So in Chapter 3, when we see that body show up, I'm thinking that's the result if Rena had banded together with her friends, To take care of Ritsko,only Satoshi was there instead of Keichii I think this may also have happened in the first chapter as well

Spoiler for Spoiler-ish Underlying Relationship:

Not quite.

I'm assuming that when you say "Chapter 3," you refer to the third arc, Tatarigoroshi-hen. Take a good look at the hands of the body at the beginning of the arc. At this point, that should be a good clue as to what happened.

Spoiler for Tying Events to Scenarios:

From Tatarigoroshi-hen, it is said that Teppei had an affair with someone while his wife was still alive. After Satoshi's aunt died, he fled Hinamizawa to live in Okinomiya. It is quite possible that Rina's death is what caused him to flee back to Hinamizawa, thus sparking Tatarigoroshi-hen.